TORONTO, March 6, 2014 /PRNewswire/ - AuRico Gold Inc. (TSX: AUQ) (NYSE: AUQ), AuRico Gold Inc. ("AuRico" or the "Company") (TSX: AUQ, NYSE: AUQ) today
announces that it intends to offer $300 million aggregate principal
amount of Senior Notes due 2022 (the "Notes"). The interest rate and
other terms of the Notes will be determined based on prevailing market
conditions. AuRico intends to use the net proceeds of the Notes to
repurchase its Convertible Notes due in 2016 (the "Convertible Notes")
that are tendered to AuRico's offer announced today to purchase any and
all of its Convertible Notes, to repay amounts outstanding under its
existing senior secured credit facility and for general corporate
purposes, which may include funding capital expenditures to support
organic growth.

The Notes will be offered and sold in the United States only to
qualified institutional buyers in accordance with Rule 144A under the
United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities
Act"), and outside the United States in reliance on Regulation S under
the Securities Act. The Notes will be offered and sold in Canada on a
private placement basis pursuant to certain prospectus exemptions.

The offer and sale of the Notes will not be registered under the
Securities Act and the Notes may not be offered or sold in the United
States absent registration or an applicable exemption from the
registration requirements of the Securities Act and applicable state
securities laws. This news release shall not constitute an offer to
sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy the Notes, nor shall there
be any offer or sale of the Notes in any jurisdiction in which such
offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful.

About AuRico Gold

AuRico Gold is a leading Canadian gold producer with mines and projects
in North America that have solid production growth and exploration
potential. The Company is focused on its core operations including the
Young-Davidson gold mine in northern Ontario and the El Chanate mine in
Sonora State, Mexico. AuRico's project pipeline also includes advanced
development opportunities in Canada and Mexico. AuRico's head office is
located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Forward-Looking Information

This press release may contain "forward looking" statements, within the
meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and
Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
including, without limitation, information as to strategy, plans or
future financial or operating performance, such as our growth plans,
project timelines, production plans, projected cash flows or capital
expenditures, cost estimates, mining or milling projections, projected
exploration results, resource and reserve estimates and other
statements that express management's expectations or estimates of
future performance. All statements in this press release that address
events or developments we expect to occur, are "forward-looking
statements." Forward-looking statements are statements that are not
historical facts and are generally, but not always, identified by the
words "expects," "plans," "anticipates," "believes," "intends,"
"estimates," "projects," "potential," "target," "plan," "scheduled,"
"forecast," "budget" and similar expressions or their negative
connotations, or that events or conditions "will," "would," "may,"
"could," "should" or "might" occur. All such forward-looking statements
are based on the opinions and estimates of our management as of the
date such statements are made. Forward-looking statements are
necessarily based on estimates and assumptions that are inherently
subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors,
many of which are beyond our ability to control, that may cause our
actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements to be
materially different from those expressed or implied by such
forward-looking statements. Such factors include, without limitation:

uncertainty of production and cost estimates;

fluctuations in the price of gold;

changes in foreign exchange rates (particularly the Canadian dollar,
Mexican peso and U.S. dollar);

the uncertainty of replacing depleted reserves and the possible
recalculation or reduction of reserves and resources;

the risk that the Young-Davidson and El Chanate mines may not perform as
planned;

changes in national and local government legislation in Canada, Mexico
and other jurisdictions in which we may carry on business in the
future;

compliance risks with respect to current and future environmental laws
and regulations;

disruptions affecting operations;

business opportunities that may be pursued by the Company;

employee relations;

availability of and increased costs associated with mining inputs and
labor;

uncertainty with the Company's ability to secure capital to execute its
business plans;

volatility of the Company's share price;

any decision to declare or suspend a quarterly dividend;

the effect of future financings;

litigation;

risk of loss due to sabotage and civil disturbances;

the impact of global liquidity and credit availability and the values of
assets and liabilities based on projected future cash flows;

risks arising from holding derivative instruments;

risks arising from the absence of hedging;

adequacy of internal control over financial reporting;

changes in our credit rating; and

the impact of inflation.

In addition, there are risks and hazards associated with the business of
mineral exploration, development and mining, including environmental
hazards, industrial accidents, unusual or unexpected formations,
pressures, cave-ins, flooding and gold bullion losses (and the risk of
inadequate insurance or inability to obtain insurance to cover these
risks) as well as other risks, uncertainties and other factors.

Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance, and
actual results and future events could materially differ from those
anticipated in such statements. All of the forward-looking statements
contained in this press release are qualified by these and the
foregoing cautionary statements.

Although we have attempted to identify important factors that could
cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in the
forward-looking statements, there may be other factors that cause
actual results to differ materially from those which are anticipated,
estimated, or intended. There can be no assurance that such statements
will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could
differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. You should
not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. We expressly
disclaim any intention or obligation to update or revise any
forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information,
events or otherwise, except in accordance with applicable securities
laws.

Except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to publicly update
or supplement forward looking statements, whether as a result of new
information, future events or otherwise. For a further discussion of
these and other factors that could impact our future results,
performance or transactions, see "Risks Factors" in the Company's
Annual Information Form for the year ended December 31, 2013,
incorporated by reference into the Company's Annual Report on Form 40-F
for the year ended December 31, 2013.